MSA at UCLA
PAST EVENTS
Check out past events we organized!
UCLA Charity Week
UCLA MSA was fortunate enough to take part in Charity Week, a global youth project which aims to raise awareness about the tragic state of children worldwide and encourage fundraising by enterprising and innovative means. It was a very successful effort that the organization wishes to continue in the future.
Beginning Of The Year Banquet
The Beginning of the Year Banquet is a way of welcoming everyone to the new year at UCLA. Individuals come out and meet the diverse Muslim student body on campus, and learn more about the MSA and its various projects. In addition there's always a great food selection alongside with and entertainment! The agenda for the night also tends to include photo opportunities and speeches by esteemed alumni.
MSA Welcome Week 2017
MSA Welcome Week featured a variety of events that was geared towards community and recruitment purposes to foster an inclusive and welcoming environment pillared in religious identity. It's an annual welcome week that commences usually during week zero of fall quarter.
Upcoming Events
Mark your calendars for the following upcoming events!
CHAPLAINCY
MSA UCLA is blessed to have the guidance of two university chaplains, as a part of a regional chaplaincy initiative by the Institute of Knowledge.
IOK's Regional Chaplaincy Initiative
Aiming to provide spiritual counsel to Muslims on campus
Alhamdulillah, we are excited to welcome Shaykh Suhail Mulla and into our MSA family as the chaplain. He joins us as a part of a regional initiative by the Institute of Knowledge which provides vital service to universities in the Greater LA Area.
Shaykh Suhail Hasan Mulla is a native Angeleno, proudly born and raised. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in African-American Studies from CSUN, his Master’s in Social Welfare from UCLA and another Bachelor’s Degree in Shari’ah (Islamic Law) from the world’s preeminent Islamic seminary – Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt. He also completed a two year Islamic Studies program at Al-Asheera Al-Muhammadiya in Cairo, Egypt where he studied privately with numerous Azhari scholars.
He conducts lectures, give halaqas, and provides general counsel to the MSA community. Students can also schedule 1-1 office hours with the chaplain.
For more information about the chaplaincy initiative, please visit
MSA PROJECTS
See the various projects that operate under MSA's umbrella that provide service to the community, or perspective on pertinent issues. Our projects are housed in the UCLA Community Programs Office and UCLA Student Media.
Al-Talib News-Magazine
Editor-in-Chief: Neelem Sheikh
Website: http://al-talib.org/
Email: ccasabal@media.ucla.edu
Al-Talib provides an independent perspective on issues important to Muslim communities. Targeting a college-age audience, we seek to create an outlet for activism on and off campus, a platform for representation of all facets of the Muslim-American communities and a safe space for sensitive topics. We believe that this sort of dialogue, no matter how uncomfortable it may be at times, is necessary in order for our community to appreciate and celebrate its diversity.
Incarcerated Youth Tutorial Project
Project Director: Colleen Hamilton
Email: iytp.ucla@gmail.com
Facebook Group: LINK
The Incarcerated Youth Tutorial Project was created with the goal of providing education to historically marginalized communities. In order to achieve this goal, we tutor and mentor high school students of the Boyle Heights community at Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High School as well as incarcerated youth at Camp Fred Miller. By tutoring them in math, reading, or even career planning, our goal is that the children of these communities graduate high school and find ample job opportunities. Email us at iytp.ucla@gmail.com if you are interested. We would love to have you!
Mentors for Academic and Peer Support
Project Director: Mohamed Hussin
Email: maps.ucla@gmail.com
Facebook Group: LINK
MAPS is dedicated to improve youth education in Los Angeles. MAPS was founded by the MSA at UCLA in 2000 to strengthen educational equity and inter-community activism.
The project takes a proactive, hands-on approach to shaping the futures of at-risk and under-served students in Watts and Downtown Los Angeles. Members of MAPS are on the frontlines of the war on education inequality, mentoring students in everything from college application literacy to gang intervention and drug awareness. Join now and become an agent of Allah’s justice, help the students that have been left behind get ahead!
UMMA Volunteer Project
Project Director: Farhaad Khan
Email: umma@cpo.ucla.edu
Facebook Group: LINK
UVP's mission is to promote the well-being of the underserved by providing access to high-quality healthcare for all, regardless of ability to pay. UVP envisions itself as part of a larger network of institutions addressing the health and well-being of the underserved and indigent, mindful of the cultural, spiritual, social and economic realities that impinge upon them and the traditional barriers to accessing care.
Academic Mentorship and Professional Development
Project Director: Zainub Ali
Email: ampd@msabruins.com
AMPD provides MSA UCLA members services and resources to become stronger muslim leaders in the academic and professional spheres through free textbook loans and study notes, peer and alumni mentorships, pre-professional workshops and internships. Our peer mentorship program pairs incoming students with the upperclassmen and guides them through the Muslim college student experience. Students are further guided towards the profession they are interested in through internships, pre-professional workshops and an annual networking event.
AMPD Book Request: LINKFood Drive Initiative
Project Director: Umar Abdul Rehman
Email: thefooddriveiniatiative@gmail.com
The Food Drive Initiative is a student-run community project within in the Muslim Student Association of UCLA that seeks an organized effort with a group of committed and motivated college students to get together and contribute some money once or twice a month throughout the academic quarter, and with these funds, will purchase food items and prepare these items for distribution to less fortunate people around the immediate LA area. Food items include sandwiches, chips, and water. The goal of this project is to organize and unite our efforts into giving back to the community within Los Angeles and have the opportunity to play an integral part in the empowerment of our volunteers within the UCLA community to the greater Los Angeles area. Sign up to volunteer here
The Beautiful Mind Project
President: Rahma Junaidean
The Beautiful Mind Project aims to promote well-rounded and intersectional understandings of mental health in the Muslim community, while transcending socio-cultural, political, and physical barriers of stigmatization. BMP seeks to accomplish this goal by utilizing Islamic principles as a source of and inspiration for mental wellness. By providing diverse, accessible resources to the Muslim community here on campus, the Beautiful Mind Project advocates for its members a lifestyle that emphasizes the delicate balance between mental, spiritual, and physical health.
MSA BOARD
Sohaib Kazmi
President
president@msabruins.com
Hannan Mohamed
Internal Vice President
internalvp@msabruins.com
Amna Rasheed
External Vice President
externalvp@msabruins.com
Shayan Darian
Secretary
secretary@msabruins.com
Zaid Ali
Treasurer
treasurer@msabruins.com
Asha Isse
Public Relations Director
pr@msabruins.com
Safiya Hussein
Sisters' Activities Director
sistersdirector@msabruins.com
Kareem Ahmed
Brothers' Activities Director
brothersdirector@msabruins.com
Rofida Rakha
Outreach Coordinator
outreach@msabruins.com
Aadil Ali
Programming Director
programming@msabruins.com
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